Seen on approach to Schiphol Airport, Il-96-300PU RA-96016 is one of two VIP aircraft operated by Rossiya on behalf of the Russian Government. The fuselage dorsal spine houses satellite communications/navigation antennae

When Il-96-300s entered service with Aeroflot in 1993 they took over some of the long-haul routes from the Il-62Ms as the type was one of the few Russian aircraft complying with international noise and pollution regulations RA-96008 is resplendent in the livery introduced in 2003 to enhance the airline's passenger appeal.

Cubana Il-96-300 CU-T1250 climbs out of London Gatwick Airport. The sole non-Russian operator of the type, Cubana typically configures its Il-96s with 244 economy and 18 Club Tropical Class seats

Atlant-Soyuz Airlines, which operates one Il-96-400T freighter (RA-96102), has been forced by rising fuel prices to defer deliveries of five more to 2011. Its first two cargo aircraft are due to go instead to Aeroflot before the end of this year

Kras Air's Il-96-300 RA-96017 is named Mikhail Reshetnev after the leading Russian engineer responsible for designing Soviet communications and navigation satellites. The airline's other Il-96 (RA-96014) is named after Mikhail Vodopyanov, pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union.